Human rights

Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences
Jake Hurfurt

Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences

Jake Hurfurt, head of research and investigations at Big Brother Watch, writes about his fears for government plans to use AI to predict murder

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
Modern slavery

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?

Ilja Abbattista is now a board member for the Bright Future Co-operative, which is supporting modern slavery survivors into safe and secure employment

The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
Jen Clark

The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change

The United Nations criticised the UK government’s record on poverty and human rights and called for benefit reforms including scrapping the two-child limit. It will take a groundswell of public and campaigning action to convince Labour to turn things around, writes Amnesty UK’s Jen Clark

UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
Human rights

UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
Syria

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime

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Being a survivor of torture in the UK is hard – but writing gave me back my boldness and courage
Tanya

Being a survivor of torture in the UK is hard – but writing gave me back my boldness and courage

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights
Sportswashing

‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights

Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
Alex Firth

Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest
Nemonte Nenquimo

Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest

Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
Chiara Capraro

Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival
Israel-Gaza war

My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival

DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
Department for Work and Pensions

DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts

Tens of thousand sign petition against DWP plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts
Department for Work and Pensions

Tens of thousand sign petition against DWP plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts

Britain becoming more liberal-minded – but less tolerant of trans people, survey finds
Transgender rights

Britain becoming more liberal-minded – but less tolerant of trans people, survey finds

Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest
opinion

Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest

Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown
Public Order Act

Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown

Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies
Politics

Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies

A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider
Disability

A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider

The government’s anti-protest bill is back. Here’s what you might not know about it
Public Order Bill

The government’s anti-protest bill is back. Here’s what you might not know about it

Exclusive: Controversial new laws forced through to restrict noisy protests haven’t been used by police
Protest

Exclusive: Controversial new laws forced through to restrict noisy protests haven’t been used by police

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights
Shami Chakrabarti

Shami Chakrabarti: The best new year’s resolution for 2023? Defend our human rights

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Essential voices of protest must not be compromised
Paul McNamee

Essential voices of protest must not be compromised

Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws
Rough sleeping

Homeless people are being ‘disproportionately criminalised’ by anti-social behaviour laws

Why are anti-monarchy protesters being arrested after the Queen’s death?
Protest

Why are anti-monarchy protesters being arrested after the Queen’s death?

Rwanda scheme protesters fear treatment of refugees will worsen under Liz Truss
Activism

Rwanda scheme protesters fear treatment of refugees will worsen under Liz Truss